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SABIC
New polycarbonate line to go up in Tianjin by 2015 / Beachhead for Indian subcontinent
23.05.2011
DUPONT
New 20,000 t/y plant for PPA set to start up in Singapore in 2013 / More investment in China
20.05.2011
DUPONT
Capacity increase for ethylene copolymers in The Netherlands
19.05.2011
IMCD
Distribution agreement with Rodenburg Biopolymers
19.05.2011
GERMAN PLASTICS PRODUCERS
Production volume and value back at pre-crisis level in 2010 / Margin stabilisation is the target / Strong demand from China
18.05.2011
SASOL-HUNTSMAN
FM on maleic anhydride said to be lifted
18.05.2011
MOSSI & GHISOLFI
PET complex planned in USA / Single line with 1m t/y capacity
17.05.2011
DUPONT
Major expansion plans for titanium dioxide up to 2014 / Approval for Chinese facility still pending
17.05.2011
HEXCEL
PAN precursor production in Alabama restarted
16.05.2011
KRAHN CHEMIE
European marketing agreement for Arichem flame retardants
16.05.2011
TICONA
“Celstran” long fibre reinforced thermoplastics capacity in Nanjing to double / Solidifying its presence in China
11.05.2011
AOC
Manufacturing agreement for UPR with BASF / Products produced at BASF site in Spain
11.05.2011
DSM / ROQUETTE
Commercial scale plant for bio-based succinic acid to start up next year / Europe's largest facility
10.05.2011
SIPCHEM
New polymer compounding joint venture with Korea's Hanwha / Jubail-based jv to manufacture special resins used in wires and cables
09.05.2011
CEREPLAST
Italy chosen as new European biopolymer compounding base / Initial output of 50,000 t/y
09.05.2011
MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL
Agreement with Genomatica to build bio-BDO plant in Asia / First commercial bio-BDO plant in the region
06.05.2011
BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE
Investing USD 120m into Texas site / Money to go towards MDI debottlenecking and TDI upgrades
05.05.2011
TOTAL
Decision on future of Polimeri's PS lines in Feluy / One line is to remain, the other to be switched to next generation EPS
04.05.2011
BIOAMBER
Agreement to become Mitsubishi's exclusive succinic acid supplier / Lowering PBS production costs / Feasibility study for proposed Thai plant / Construction on large-scale US facility to begin this year
04.05.2011
HEXCEL
Tornado damage takes out electricity at PAN precursor plant in Decatur facility
04.05.2011
BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE
PC capacity expansion in Uerdingen / Output to go towards meeting rising global demand
03.05.2011
TEIJIN DUPONT FILMS
Utsonomiya PET films plant resumes operations / Exact impact of Japanese disaster on group performance still unclear
03.05.2011
SOLUTIA
Commercial-scale EVA production kicks off in Suzhou / Output to go towards meeting rising regional demand for solar applications
02.05.2011
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Arkema declares force majeure for PVC / Customers on allocation
29.04.2011
SABIC
ACN joint venture agreed with Asahi Kasei and Mitsubishi / Construction of 200,000 t/y plant in Saudi Arabia
29.04.2011
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